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Cameroon – GNI per Capita

Name: Cameroon GNI per Capita
Creator: World Bank
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GNI divided by midyear population. Captures average income per person including earnings from abroad, used by the World Bank for country classifications. · World Bank

$1,700 +$20 from 2023 G20 rank: 157th · all-time high: $1,700 (2024)

APA

Cameroon GNI per Capita. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/cameroon/gni-per-capita

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_cameroon_gni-per-capita,
  title = {Cameroon GNI per Capita},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/cameroon/gni-per-capita},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$1,833	–	–
2026* trend	$1,794	–	–
2025* trend	$1,755	–	–
2024	$1,700	+$20	157th
2023	$1,680	+$20	167th
2022	$1,660	+$50	166th
2021	$1,610	+$70	166th
2020	$1,540	−$20	166th
2019	$1,560	+$40	167th
2018	$1,520	+$110	166th
2017	$1,410	−$60	166th
2016	$1,470	−$60	161st
2015	$1,530	−$40	159th
2014	$1,570	+$40	159th
2013	$1,530	+$60	157th
2012	$1,470	+$0	158th
2011	$1,470	+$20	155th
2010	$1,450	−$10	151st
2009	$1,460	+$100	145th
2008	$1,360	+$110	147th
2007	$1,250	+$50	147th
2006	$1,200	+$60	143rd
2005	$1,140	+$110	138th
2004	$1,030	+$210	135th
2003	$820	+$120	138th
2002	$700	+$0	141st
2001	$700	−$30	136th
2000	$730	−$30	134th
1999	$760	−$10	135th
1998	$770	−$20	134th
1997	$790	+$20	134th
1996	$770	−$100	129th
1995	$870	−$20	123rd
1994	$890	−$100	117th
1993	$990	+$30	115th
1992	$960	+$30	117th
1991	$930	−$70	106th
1990	$1,000	−$120	102nd
1989	$1,120	−$110	95th
1988	$1,230	+$80	90th
1987	$1,150	+$170	91st
1986	$980	+$180	94th
1985	$800	+$60	99th
1984	$740	+$20	100th
1983	$720	−$70	103rd
1982	$790	−$10	101st
1981	$800	+$150	99th
1980	$650	+$0	104th
1979	$650	+$120	102nd
1978	$530	+$180	100th
1977	$350	+$10	107th
1976	$340	−$20	104th
1975	$360	+$70	101st
1974	$290	+$70	106th
1973	$220	+$30	106th
1972	$190	+$20	105th
1971	$170	+$10	89th
1970	$160	+$0	92nd
1969	$160	+$20	89th
1968	$140	+$20	90th
1967	$120	–	90th

Show all years (1967–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +69.0% GDP growth 4.3% C/A balance 1.2%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Cameroon's gni per capita stood at $1,700 in 2024, a rise of +$20 from 2023. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates $1,755 by 2025.